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Old 27-12-2012, 06:40 AM   #580 (permalink)
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Repeating patterns, mate.

OK. Assume 'if we start with a bacteria, the probability of the species finally going extinct is p'. Then,

p = 3/4 + 1/4*p*p
=> (p-2)^2 = 1
=> p = 1 [Rejecting the other solution as that can't be a probability number]

So, the probability of of the Hulululu species never going extinct = 1-p = 0
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